Genesis 2:21

So Yahweh God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man was sleeping, Yahweh took out one of the man’s ribs. Then he immediately closed the opening in his body and healed it.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

In Context

20Then the man gave names to all the kinds of livestock and birds and wild animals, but none of these creatures was a partner that was suitable for the man.

22Yahweh then made a woman from the rib that he had taken from the man’s body, and he brought her to the man.

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Cross References

Genesis 15:12As the sun was going down, Abram fell sound asleep, and suddenly everything around him became dark and frightening.

Job 4:13He spoke to me at night when I was having a bad dream that disturbed/frightened me while I was fast asleep.

Proverbs 19:15Those who are lazy sleep soundly, but if they are lazy, they will be hungry because of not earning money to buy food.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:19-21

Adam's Dominion. ( b. c. 4004.) 18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet… Read the whole commentary →

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